Ordinarily I don't approve of poor sportsmanship, but Swedish Greco Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian was so righteously badass about his loss in the Olympics that I can't help but be impressed. Abrahamian lost in the semifinals to eventual gold medal winner Andrea Mignuzzi, but poor officiating led the Swede to verbally abuse the judges before he was dragged away. But that's not all. After winning the bronze medal match:

[D]uring the ceremony, Abrahamian took the medal from around his neck, stepped from podium and dropped it in the middle of the mat before storming off.

IOC officials promised a disciplinary hearing, while the victorious Minguzzi said his celebration had been spoiled. "Certainly one can always question decisions made in the course of refereeing, but in sports it is appropriate to show sportsmanship and accept the results," he said.

Oh. no! Not a disciplinary hearing! Probably won't be that big of a deal, considering Abrahamian also announced his retirement. What an absolute pissed-off badass. After all these stories about international bonding and sportsmanship, it's good to see a good ol'-fashioned "fuck you" that spoils the medal ceremony. Who doesn't want to bring this guy to a wedding?

His normal coloration is that of an archetypical Swede (blond hair blue eyes); it's just that the everything in Beijing looks darker because of the goddamned smog.

08.14.08 at 5:45 pm

ninetoyadome

Hes an Armenian wrestler representing Sweden.

08.14.08 at 5:46 pm

swanychitown

They also have black people in England, chaps. Thought they were all in Africa didn't cha?

08.14.08 at 5:47 pm

Enrico Pallazzo

The silver medal went to F. Murray Abrahamian.

08.14.08 at 5:52 pm

lieutenant winslow

you'd be pissed too if you lost a wrestling match to a dude named andrea

08.14.08 at 5:57 pm

Punch Rockgroin

Joe Rogan seems pissed.

08.14.08 at 5:58 pm

Pauly

He's my landlord.

08.14.08 at 5:59 pm

Pauly

I’m kidding. Of course I’m homeless.

08.14.08 at 6:01 pm

MaxwellDemon

Armenians are still tragically underrepresented on the Swedish Bikini Team. Also in Mensa.

08.14.08 at 6:03 pm

MaxwellDemon

He should have just yelled "Abrahamian!" and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

/Joke of the month in Ta Da! magazine.

08.14.08 at 6:05 pm

Punch Rockgroin

Go back to Abrahamia!

08.14.08 at 6:15 pm

Angel Eyes Van Cleef

First he fails to make the Abba tribute act and now this. A Swede of Armenian descent just can't catch a break.

08.14.08 at 6:19 pm

nigittynote

swedes and palindromes…ara naimaharba

08.14.08 at 6:20 pm

Wookieballs

If only he could have dropped a steamer in the middle of the mat…or better yet said something like "bork bork bork bork bork" which translates to "I'll show you what I think of your officiating", whilest dropping trou and grunting trying to take a dump on the mat only to die of an aneurysm…classic olympic moment that would have been

08.14.08 at 6:23 pm

PAU!

Abrahamian was just upset at his pitaful performance.

08.14.08 at 6:39 pm

WhyDoYouAsk

@PAU!: He must've been upset falafel lot.

Note to any geographers or sociologists in the house: We know pitas and falafels aren't Armenian. Obviously, those exotic foods were brought over on slave ships. So don't go thinking you have to correct us.

08.14.08 at 6:45 pm

PAU!

@WDYA: If he would have won gold, I'm sure Sweden would have showered him with lavash gifts.

08.14.08 at 6:52 pm

WhyDoYouAsk

@PAU!: Only problem is, no one knows the Swedish national anthem…maybe he could hummus a few bars.

08.14.08 at 7:04 pm

PAU!

@ WDYA: When he gets back to Sweden there's going to be a shawarma girls around him.

08.14.08 at 7:14 pm

smurphette

Ara, the fan favorite, got the bronze, while legends Frank and Knute won the silver and gold.

08.14.08 at 7:18 pm

WhyDoYouAsk

@ PAU!: You said it — he'll be a hometown gyro!

08.14.08 at 7:20 pm

Pauly

WDYA and PAU! get a room lovebirds.

/jealous

08.14.08 at 7:22 pm

PAU!

Shish Pauly no need to be jealous.

08.14.08 at 7:25 pm

WhyDoYouAsk

Yeah, Pauly — if you've had your filo this topic, just change it to rape. We like rape!

08.14.08 at 7:51 pm

Pauly

Who doesn't, WDYA?

I wish rape was an ice cream topping.

08.14.08 at 8:10 pm

PreSchoolGGW

@Pauly, it isn't? Man, to think I've been doing rape wrong all these ice-cream-filled years…

08.15.08 at 8:34 am

Merk

at PAU, WDYA – my grandfather provides you both with +1’s. He loves all the punny goodness.

08.15.08 at 9:24 am

cdb

They also have black people in England, chaps. Thought they were all in Africa didn't cha?